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Waterfall

KWF · POKW · Waterfall, Alaska · Prince of Wales County · map

Waterfall is a public-use airfield in Waterfall, Alaska, 0 feet above sea level. It has 1 water landing area.

The airport

Codes
FAA KWF · ICAO POKW
Kind
Airfield · open to the public · privately owned
Elevation
0 feet above sea level
Control tower
No control tower
Attended
unattended
Repairs
airframe: none; engine: none
On the chart
Ketchikan sectional
Magnetic variation
26E
In the FAA's files since
April 1962

This airport's record at the FAA

Runway

NWSEN5,000 ft
Runways drawn to scale from the FAA's positions, north up.

For understanding the field, not for navigation.

RunwayLength × widthSurfaceLights
NW/SE10,000 × 1,000 ftWater

Radio frequencies

Common traffic advisory (CTAF)122.9

Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com

Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.

Aircraft registered in Waterfall from the FAA register

No aircraft on the register list Waterfall, AK as the owner's town.

Accidents and incidents at or near this airfield NTSB records

No NTSB accident or incident records name this airfield.

Nearby within 30 nautical miles

The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file

  • Float removed during winter months, oct - mar.

Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.